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Olliffe
Categories: Food Specialty Food Food Butcher Specialty Food, Butcher [Edit]
1097 Yonge StToronto, ON M4W 2L7
Neighbourhoods: Rosedale, Summer Hill
(416) 928-0296
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Fri 8:30 am - 7 pm
Sat 8:30 am - 6 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
3 reviews for Olliffe
3 reviews in English
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Review from Melinda M.
Toronto, ON
5/3/2010
This is a high-end butcher located in the area just south of the Summerhill LCBO amongst a group of upscale food purveyors known as "The Five Thieves," I believe because of their prices. I haven't purchased a lot of meat there, so this review is purely for their lunchtime sandwiches, and they are good!
The price has risen on the sandwich - it's not as great a deal as it was 5 years ago, but it's $6 for top quality meats on delicious kaiser or onion rolls, with lettuce and mayo-like condiments. $6 is a good deal for a good sandwich in this city, especially from a place nicknamed one of the five thieves! When I went today at 12:10 there was a large assortment of sandwiches to choose from: turkey, ham and cheese, hot salami and Italian sausage. These are big sandwiches: if they weren't so good, I'd probably only need half, but I can't resist the deliciousness of meat and mayo-like condiments on a yummy kaiser.
DON'T go much later than 12:30. The sandwiches are popular and once they're gone they ain't making more that day. One time I went at 12:40 and the guy who walked in before me got the last one.
So I do apologize for not having any information on their main source of business, the butcher. It all looks very good, and the guys behind the counter are really personable so I'm sure they'd help you! -
Review from Dayna A.
9/12/2011
Gorgeous butcher shop with fantastic, pricey but fantastic steaks and $6 sandwiches. The store is immaculate, and beautiful in an industrial loft, dexter-sort of way. Worth the trip to Rosedale, if you are visiting town and will have access to an open flame.
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Review from Jaime Y.
Toronto, ON
11/14/2010
Great butcher shop! Their staff is very helpful, even when I walk in without any plan in mind - they'll help me find great cuts of meat while explaining the best ways to cook it and what it would taste good with. They have a phenomenal pork chop that they call the "foodie cut" that's cut with a nice portion of pork belly on it.... DROOL! When I was looking for a less expensive, but still high quality cut of beef, they helped me find something that was delicious and within budget.
They've got everything from wild game to marrow bones to seasoned chicken to homemade sausages and much more in between. They are more expensive than just stopping in at your grocery store, but the quality of meat is wonderful, and they're all "happy" meats. If you're looking for good quality meat and willing to pay a bit more, it's totally worth it.
Specialties
Olliffe is well known in Toronto as the finest meat purveyor for nearly 35 years by constantly foraging for new products and suppliers. This includes numerous exclusive and direct partnerships with local farmers and meat tailors.
TamShire Pork
Exclusive to Olliffe, sourced directly from the Perth County. The pork farmer bucks the pork-producing trend by raising his hogs from start to finish. These heritage crossbreeds are known for exceptional marbling from the Tamworth and fat-producing flavour of the Berkshire.
Whey Fed Hampshire Pork
Exclusive to Olliffe, sourced from Peterborough County. The whey given to the pork is supplied by Empire Cheese Co., resulting in a deep coloured and rich tasting breed. Naturally raised.
Canadian Prime Beef
Olliffe sources its beef locally in Ontario from a collection of 12 farms in Huron, Middlesex and Bruce Counties. The cattle are pastured and finished for the remaining 90 days on grain resulting in superior marbling and tenderness.
History
Established in 1975
Olliffe works directly with the best farmers from Ontario and around the world to source the best meats, game, poultry and lamb. Making the connection at the grass-roots level with individual producers enables Olliffe to monitor the growing cycle of the animals giving the in-store butchers confidence when selling cuts "from nose-to-tail."
Olliffe has the finest butchers and are always keen to discuss custom butchery with customers. For this reason the Olliffe butchery team is accessible and encouraged to converse with customers in the storefront. At Olliffe our goal is to always sell fresh, therefore our inventory levels fluctuate with the seasons. Special orders are always welcome.
Meet the Business Owner: Sam Ben G.
Owners Sam and Ben Gundy share their love in food by offering the finest meats available in Toronto. From grass fed (potato finished) steaks to three varities of heritage pork Sam and Ben constantly strive to bring excellence to the citys' plates through partnerships at the farmgate level.
